Page 60 of His Bonded Omega Mate
“Sure.”
I ran to the bathroom and took the test. I’d taken some from the clinic after last time. Then washed my hands carefully before joining Roan back on the bed. We sat, Roan’s arms around me as we waited for the timer to count down.
There. The second line slowly came into view just before the timer went off.
“Congratulations, my mate. We’re having a pup!”
“Oh my goddess! It’s finally happening!”
“Wha–” Tate’s head popped up. “Why are you shouting?”
“I’m pregnant!” I hopped up onto the mattress and started jumping up and down before Roan hooked me around my waist and pulled me into his lap, kissing the side of my head.
“You make me so happy, Hiroshi. Thank you for this gift.” I turned my head to look at him. He looked close to tears. I felt the satisfaction emanating from his wolf.
“I can’t believe that the goddess blessed us. I mean, I hoped it would happen. For the longest time, having cubs was my only task. Then I met you, and I knew you would take me even if I couldn’t give you a baby. It made me want to give you that gift. That mix of us.”
“Aww. I’m so happy for you both.” Tate got up from the bed. “I’ll give you a moment to celebrate.”
“No celebration here. We need to go to the clinic and get Hiroshi checked out. Confirm that the test is right.” Roan moved into alpha mode. It shouldn’t have been as hot as it was. “Then we can tell Blake and make sure that Hiroshi gets any adjustments that he needs for work. I don’t want your healing to be pushed to the limit and hurt the baby.”
Goddess, he was just too adorable. His brain must have been spinning, thinking and planning for our future together.
“Once we’ve seen Aldrin and James, we should visit Ívarr. We don’t know how the bonding will affect the pregnancy. Everything is different in this situation.”
I huffed out a laugh. “Yes, my alpha mate. We’ll do all those things. I want to see the baby if we can. I just can’t get over this!” I felt the pleased grin split my face.
Roan led me to the bathroom and we privately celebrated our news with a super hot frotting session under the warm spray. My alpha was extra careful, as if at any second I would splinter like glass and our miracle would be gone. I understood, but if he thought I was living wrapped in cotton wool for months as I grew our child, then he was mistaken. There was no chance that was happening.
“Could I come with you both?” Tate asked as we dressed for the visit to the clinic. Roan had called Kade and let him know he’d be a little late getting to the office. More and more, his work involved him working at home so that Kade could stay in his own carefully guarded suite of rooms and protect the babies. It was isolating, Roan and I worried for Kade, so we visited often, but it was a necessary measure for the babies’ safety.
While there hadn’t been another big attack like the one where Roan had been injured just a few weeks ago, there had been threats and warnings. Each day, Chase was checking the pack for people willing to steal Elliotte from her parents using his gifted ability.
“Of course,” I said cheerfully. Nothing could get me down today. Not Asher being away and making Tate sad. No, today was for me and Roan to celebrate the new life that we were willingly bringing into the world. My mate wasn’t using me as a broodmare. He would have been fine if this heat hadn’t gifted us with a pup. We’d discussed it a few times while I showed him the new house and my plans for it.
I think I was so excited about the baby because it was my choice. Roan had made no demands. There were no expectations there. Willing to wait as long as The Luna thought we should, if she ever gifted us that way. As Kade’s assistant, he saw firsthand how bad the fertility rates were becoming. He’d shared his fears with me, deepening our bond.
“I’m going to go see Asher after. I’ll break the news if that’s okay with you two?” Tate looked worried.
“How do you think he’ll take the news?”
“Honestly? I don’t know. Asher the man understands that while this is a fucked up situation, he gets I am bonded to him and to you only. His lion, though? He’s a nightmare.”
Nightmare didn’t quite cover it. I could feel Tate’s fear through our bond, sending an echo of his pain down the bond I had with Roan. My alpha held me closer.
The clinic was nearly empty as we walked in. Yet the science center next to it was bustling with activity. I led the way to Aldrin’s office and knocked. With the main door open, our head healer had to be inside.
“Come in,” he called, his voice low and steady.
“Hi!” I greeted him as I pushed inside the room, my mates behind me.
Aldrin caught the scent right away. “Let me call James.”
We sat and waited after Aldrin made his brief phone call. Silence filled the room, but there was a relaxed atmosphere.
It didn’t take long until Aldrin’s mate, James, joined us. The omega was a nurse and worked with his healer mate to maintain the health of all the pack, not just the shifters, either.
The pack owned several businesses, the main one being the cider company. There was a factory on pack land where the hard cider was produced. They turned apples from their orchards into a drink that could get even shifters with their high metabolism drunk. With so many things going on, the pack needed more labor than the pack could give.
